Shoe-form.



W. S. LOUGEE. SHOE FORM. APPLIUATION FILED Nov. 12, 1912.

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marin rara wir rio WILLIAM S. LOUGEE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE., ASSIGNOR TO J. SPAULDING AND SONS COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A FIRM COMPOSED 0F LEON C. SPAULDING,HUNTLEY N. SPAULDING, AND ROLAND H. SPAULDING, ALL OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND EMMA C. SPAULDNG AND MARION L. SPAULDING, BOTH OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE-FORM.

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Application filed November 12, 1912.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, 1WILLIAM S. Loosen a citizen of the United States, residing at tochester, in the county of Straiiord and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- Forms; and T do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

The present invention relates to shoe foi-ins and more particularly to hollow shoe forms made of liber or like material.

The object of the present invention is to produce a hollow shoe form of fiber or like material which is provided with awire brace extending across the ball portion to stiften the shoe form and x its width, which, because of its construction, 1s rigidly held in place on the shoe form.

The present invention contemplates the production of a shoe form which can be easily and cheaply manufactured.

With the above object in view, the present invention consists in the shoe form hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Tn the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the shoe form; and Fig. 2 is a bottom view.

Referring to the drawings, the shoe form comprises a hollow, lshell-like body of fiber such as leatherboard, berboard and the like. The body comprises a fore-part 1 and a heel part 2 which are hinged to each other by means oi rivets 3 so that the heel-part can be turned up when the form is put in the shoe and then pressed down into the position shown in Fig. 1 to press the fore-part 1 forwardly into the shoe. The forepart is provided with a wire brace 4 which extends across the ball portion of the fore-part. The wire brace has its ends bent over at substantially right angles to the brace to form feet 5 which extend in opposite directions. The wire brace at the ends of the feet is looped to form eyes 6 through which are passed the pronged ends oi rivets 7 which secure the brace to the body portion. The rivets 7 have smooth heads at the outer side Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 730,868.

`of the shoe form. The shoe form has an opening 8 in the bottom which extends from toe to heel of the form. The fore-part is presented to a riveting machine and one end of the brace 4 is secured to the side of the fore-part by means of one of the rivets 7. Then, the form is placed in a hollow mold or jig which has the same width as the width tp be given to the form. The free end of the brace 4 is brought toward the opposite side of the fore-part and is slid along the inside of the fore-part until it presses the opposite sides of the ball portion against the inside of the mold. The brace 4 is now in a position in which it xes and braces the Jfore-part to the exact width which is desired. Then, while the brace is held in this position, the fore-part is presented to a riveting machine which secures the free end of the brace 4 in place by means of the other rivet 7. The brace 4 extends across the fore-partwhere there exists the greatest need of stieningand keeps the semi-flexible iberboard from contracting the width of the opening 8 in its bottom. The feet 5 of the brace 4 extend in opposite directions so that the brace is rigidly secured in place by the rivets 7 and can not be twisted after it is secured. It will be seen that neither one of the feet 5 can turn about its rivet because the other foot extends from the brace in the opposite direction and acts as a lever arm to keep the first foot from twisting. Thus, if the middle of the brace 4 is pressed upwardly, one foot will tend to turn in one direction about its rivet and the other foot in the opposite direction, so that they will counteract each other and the brace 4 will be rigidly held from turning.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been specifically illustrated and described, it is to be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the construction which forms the preferred embodiment,but may be embodied in other structures within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claim.

I claim- A shoe form having, in combination, a hollow, shell-like body of fiber or like material having a longitudinal opening in the bottom, a stiii' wire brace extending laterally Fatented Feb. 9i, i915.

across the opening at the ball portion of the body at opposite sides of its ball portion, formv and having feet Which eDXtend at subsubstantially as described.

stantally right angles to thev race in opposite directions With rvet-receivingeyes at WM' S' LGUGEE their ends', and rivets passing through the Witnesses:

eyes and through the sides of the body for M. E. GUPTILL,

securing the ends of the Wire brace to the LEWIS G. WooDs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

